Primary Vector
multiple
mosquito species
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Epizootic VEE Transmission
Vertebrate
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Ot er species
naturally infected
but not amplifiers
Dead-end hosts
:
Humans –epidemics of ’flu
like illness, encephalitis
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Horses
VEE - high viremia in horses –
movement control is appropriate
Epizootic VEEV infections
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Equine pathogen
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In natural outbreaks, equine cases precede human
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Equids are primary amplifier for human infections
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Expect simultaneous impact in bioterrorism event
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Human pathogen
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Adults experience influenza‐like illness
•
Attack rate nearly 100%
•
1‐5 day incubation, illness 1‐2 weeks
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Malaise, spiking fever, rigors, severe headache,
photophobia, myalgia in legs and lumbosacral area
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Nausea, vomiting, cough, sore throat, diarrhea
